Coming soon: The HTC One at a Verizon Wireless near you

The carrier announces the phone is coming but no details beyond that.

Today, Verizon tweeted that it will be carrying the HTC One in the coming months. This is the fourth carrier to announce availability of the HTC One, though the announcement doesn't give much additional information.

Verizon's move is good news for the Taiwan-based HTC, which has been experiencing some bad press lately, including the announcement of the departure of several senior employees following the HTC First’s poor sales. Things seemed to be looking up after the Wall Street Journalreported last week that the company sold about five million units of its One handset since its launch in March, but that’s only about half the number of Samsung Galaxy S 4 units sold (though those numbers refer specifically to sales of the handset to carriers and retailers).

The Verizon offering may also help HTC's future. The company has long been struggling to gain any traction against its competitors, and analysts expect it to post a loss for its second quarter earnings. But things could turn around now that HTC has announced a stock version of its handset (which will make it appealing for developers), and today's news that the phone will be available through Verizon later this summer should help.

There is no pricing, firm release date, or further information on whether the handset will have tweaked software or hardware specifications. We’ll hopefully hear more as the launch date nears, and we'll make sure to report on any findings.

I was waiting for an HTC One on Verizon, but yesterday I gave up and ordered a GS4. Even if I waited a day, I think I'd still be ordering a GS4 since there's still no firm date for when this phone will finally come out.

I'm just glad to see Verizon starting to carry the flagship phones. I hope it does well on Verizon so they're basically forced to carry the flagship phone from each manufacturer rather then one offs that are specific to Verizon.

Too bad they waited til after Motorola teased the Moto X or I may have taken the plunge last month (you know, if they released with everyone else).. now I'll be looking to compare the two and then deciding whether to stick with Verizon or jump to T-Mobile and a Nexus 5

Anyone else think they were fighting to keep the One brand name and then Verizon finally caved due to the One being a hit and HTC finally having a smidge more weight to throw around? I'm curious how the backroom talks went..

Do we need a story (or let's call this what it is: an ad) detailing the launch of a phone at a particular carrier when its already widely available elsewhere?

I remember when it released earlier wishing it was coming to Verizon. Almost took the plunge on the S4 (I still may) however im now going to spend the time to compare the two. So i'm happy there was an article.

I'd guess that this is unlikely. The official stock version is gsm and Verizon isn't exactly known for encouraging "clean" builds. They even managed to lock a nexus model with the gnex.

Hopefully (for Verizon customers that prefer stock) someone will be able to cobble together something from the stock ROM and some Verizon radio drivers from another model. I'm just bummed that it's not gonna have full 3g support on TMobile because I'd consider switching from Sprint if it meant getting more handset options with stock builds of Android (and associated updatability).

Sorry Big Red, as a long time customer paying a lot for service you didn't mention anything about this phone when it came out and having the S3 I didn't think the S4 was anything that much more special I switched to T-Mobile. I have 2 lines for less than what I was paying for 1 and the service works well where I live and travel.

I have owned HTC phones for several years now, going back to the Touch Pro days. One issue I've always had (except with the Touch Pro 2) is the puny speakers on just about every smartphone, including HTC's, with the exception of the iPhone. The iPhone's speaker(s) has been significantly better for some time.

However, rear- or bottom-facing speakers should really all be replaced by the forward-facing speakers of the HTC One. Looking forward to future devices imitating this design - though I have not heard it yet (perhaps others can chime in), on paper it seems that it would sound better than my current HTC device (EVO 4G LTE).

Too late Verizon. I switched to Sprint, went from 5GB data/mo to unlimited, went from 1000 texts to unlimited, went from 450 mins to effectively unlimited mins, got $100 cash back for switching, and I'm saving about $20/mo now. And I had the HTC One on the U.S. launch date. Oh, and refreshingly little bloatware.

Turns out Sprint LTE coverage is excellent in Austin and most major metro areas in Texas. I've traveled some too - the 3G is slow at around 400 Kbps but even on Verizon it would only typically hit around 800 Kbps or so.

Florence Ion / Florence was a former Reviews Editor at Ars, with a focus on Android, gadgets, and essential gear. She received a degree in journalism from San Francisco State University and lives in the Bay Area.